Former First Lady Michelle Obama on Friday claimed school children are “eating crap” due to President Donald Trump’s policies.
Speaking at an annual health conference in Washington DC, Obama criticized the Trump administration’s decision to relax requirements for “healthy” school lunches, labeling his motive “political.”
“You have to stop and think, ‘Why don’t you want our kids to have good food at school? What is wrong with you and why is that a partisan issue?” Obama stated. “Why would that be political?”
“Moms, think about this. I don’t care what state you live in, take me out of the equation, like me, don’t like me, but think about why someone is OK with your kids eating crap,” she said.
Obama was referring to the Trump administration’s decision to delay lunch rules included in the former First Lady’s “Let’s move” initiative, among which students were required to grab a vegetable and a fruit with each lunch line meal.
For many, the former first lady’s remarks come with a healthy dose of irony given that Michelle Obama’s name became synonymous with terrible school lunches during President Barack Obama’s second term.
As the Obama administration rolled out its Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act in 2012, students began rejecting the “healthy” lunches en masse, posting photos of the horrible meals to social media with the hashtag #ThanksMichelleObama.
According to the Government Accountability Office, more than 1 million school children stopped buying school lunches after Obama’s program went into effect.
“The new standards led to kids throwing out their fruits and vegetables, student boycotts, higher lunch costs, and odd food pairings such as ‘cheese stick with shrimp’ in order for schools to comply with the complicated rules,” reported The Washington Times.
Below are a few examples of why Michelle Obama has no room to say kids are “eating crap” under Trump:
#ThanksMichelleObama just what a 16 year old girl needs pic.twitter.com/yFtk2BQao1
— Amber Schroeder (@aureviorlune) November 21, 2014
Had a very #healthylunch today. The apple definitely made up for the "mystery mush" #ThanksMichelleObama pic.twitter.com/RWCnQRCxJK
— Hunter Whitney (@huntwhitney4) November 13, 2014
my pizza today was so raw it stretched #ThanksMichelleObama pic.twitter.com/nXBxr7bZE2
— sassie kassie (@kassie_lives) December 12, 2014
Look at all this lettuce. #ThanksMichelleObama pic.twitter.com/NjNLtl1EOE
— cera ♡ (@ceracarlile) December 5, 2014
Sausage at school looks weird … Never used to be this way…. #ThanksMichelleObama pic.twitter.com/oMVIx8Pj8l
— futurebluejay3 (@joshchesler) December 17, 2014
Yum school lunches #thanksmichelleobama pic.twitter.com/eS27j75Oae
— Jess (@Jess_Sency) November 18, 2014
Dear @MichelleObama for my school lunch. Hot dog bun with cheese called "Italian dunkers"? Wth #thanksmichelleobama pic.twitter.com/Dvc9wPfvKx
— Jessica Villalobos (@JessicaTaylor_v) December 17, 2014
@EAGnews pic.twitter.com/CL2EYNMte6
— Marissa Garrett (@marissajgarrett) November 19, 2014
I would like to just take a moment to say #ThanksMichelleObama for our "healthy hamburgers" at lunch today! Yummy! pic.twitter.com/Q32KA5IKu9
— Ash (@ashlynnpriest12) December 9, 2014
I'm eating a "pulled pork sandwich" and all of the sudden there's this. #ThanksMichelleObama pic.twitter.com/CH60liqqf8
— sophia maicki (@Sophiamaick) December 17, 2014
Today's lunch left me totally full and satisfied. #thanksmichelleobama pic.twitter.com/x9J2ujgxYT
— Tone Jeff (@JeffGoodwin7) December 17, 2014
These cookies are harder than my Tiffany diamonds #ThanksMichelleObama @Only_In_Waseca pic.twitter.com/fXoEXDsvhU
— Autumn Miller (@autumnmiller04) December 17, 2014
Wow
The kids school lunch. Really? Hes 17 this is supposed to fill him? pic.twitter.com/wEDxPpjw2L
— Pwannarka (@pwannarka) November 12, 2014
so we got a quarter of a cookie at lunch today, thanks Michelle Obama pic.twitter.com/zJt8vIOXjz
— chan (@chanchilla_) November 7, 2014
Don't mind me, just eating my hollow-out salted turd #ThanksMichelleObama pic.twitter.com/oWDKwjDVzh
— dalton paynter (@The_Rockaholic2) December 17, 2014
#ThanksMichelleObama so glad we get to eat the healthiest food at school pic.twitter.com/WPEskH6yxp
— Kendal (@kendalblumey) December 9, 2014
Eww they served us catfish and mystery mashed potatoes #ThanksMichelleObama pic.twitter.com/FZj8ztFc05
— ✨BossUpLilBITCH✨ (@OnlyOne_Miaaa) December 9, 2014
there was literally mold on my cantaloupe #ThanksMichelleObama pic.twitter.com/aDtMoXM1fC
— lauryn (@laurynxvela) December 15, 2014
This "healthy food" was served for breakfast today at school. #ThanksMichelleObama pic.twitter.com/AyP6Zd2O0G
— Stephen Wheadon (@wheadon29) March 25, 2015
Life schools "Hot lunch" pic.twitter.com/7Rwx3mv1o4
— enzo (@enzx_gxrzx) March 24, 2015
Not sure what I'm supposed to be eating today. #ThanksMichelleObama pic.twitter.com/WaMKegbX59
— T Fish (@TFishMN) March 27, 2015
First no white bread and now they don't even cut our produce #ThanksMichelleObama pic.twitter.com/2NixU7813D
— Mark Peckich (@MarkPeckich) March 27, 2015
Empty stomachs = Empty Minds @USD480 pic.twitter.com/4pWJ95XIRP
— Cam (@slatten_camryn) March 27, 2015
My school breakfast today. #ThanksMichelleObama pic.twitter.com/pc5n6Dn7Pt
— Deaguero (@Deagster69) February 27, 2015
This is pitiful! And from my home town! #ThanksMichelleObama #schoollunch Dover Arkansas Wake up AMERICA! pic.twitter.com/2fT8XYqHtu
— Connie Ragsdale (@connieragsdale) February 27, 2015
#ThanksMichelleObama this school lunch is disgusting and a poor excuse of a lunch! pic.twitter.com/SFkP0DiujU
— garrett campbell (@jgcampbell97) February 26, 2015
@UCA__5 So as you can see, our school serves very healthy delicious high quality meals. #ThanksMichelleObama pic.twitter.com/7e3QL8ESNN
— Max D'Agostino (@MaxD_Agostino) February 25, 2015
Is this the healthiest way to serve a french toast stick? #ThanksMichelleObama @FLOTUS pic.twitter.com/zI8rbMC2tk
— Zachary Sauro (@zachsauro) February 25, 2015
#ThanksMichelleObama pic.twitter.com/OZJDFMdBH6
— em fil (@EmilieFiliatrau) February 23, 2015
Mm 1% white milk and finely aged pizza #ThanksMichelleObama pic.twitter.com/REGLiHa7V7
— Lu (@immortal_caya) February 26, 2015
This is disgusting. What happened to last year's food. It used to be so good. #ThanksMichelleObama @MichelleObama pic.twitter.com/d4nGDl1NaH
— Taylor (; (@GilinskySideC) February 26, 2015
School lunch! Is that even beef? #ThanksMichelleObama pic.twitter.com/Pcb1fVHEAN
— garrett campbell (@jgcampbell97) March 2, 2015
Really enjoying my half-pocket and my full spoonful of green beans #ThanksMichelleObama pic.twitter.com/Z0hRWidlVK
— Trey Palmer (@TreyPalma) January 8, 2015
I think we got rat sh*t for lunch😳 #ThanksMichelleObama pic.twitter.com/qxgpyEoWPR
— togan.lacker (@logan_tacker) January 6, 2015
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